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Prominent advisers to presidential candidates can usually count on having their pick of administration jobs after the campaign. Not so with candidate Obama's foreign policy team, most of whom shaded to the left, the LA Times reports. It stems from the president's decision to give the three top national security posts to Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates, and Gen. James Jones. They, in turn, have largely passed over Obama’s 300 foreign policy and military advisers in favor of more center-right staffers.

"If they're not running into Hillary people, they're running into Republicans," said a specialist for a Washington think tank of disgruntled campaign advisers. The administration denies any such shortchanging, with examples such as Susan Rice and Greg Craig. But they are the exceptions. "People are really angst-ridden," said one ex-adviser. "If you could harness all the nervous anxiety that's been generated by these foreign policy wannabes since last fall, we could be energy independent."

If nothing else, history teaches us that presidents who ignore their campaign supporters often times have difficulty winning re-election. These are the workhorses we are talking about here, theone who do the heavy lifting in a campaign. Pissing them off now may not be the most brilliant campagin strategy for 2012. If these people decide to sit on their hands come next election, who is gonna repalce them? You posters on Newser? LOL ..........I smell victory!

Kenja

Feb 12, 2009 3:25 AM CST

I don't see what the problem is. Obamas advisors were fine for the nomination, but that doesn't mean that they are the people for the job when it comes to foreign polciy

Guest

Feb 12, 2009 12:21 AM CST

It's good to reward people for the good job they do, but it's also good for people to do good because it's the right thing to do and the right thing for the country.